Opera 11.60 gets full public release

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Opera is for life, not really for Christmas

Opera 11.60 has today left the beta phase and got itself a full on public release.

The new version of the popular alternative browser comes with the ability to star your favourite sites (which is a one-click way of adding sites to your Speed Dial), a redesigned mail client and faster load times for SSL secure webpages.

Opera 11.60 also brings with a new HTML 5 parsing algorithm with it, which means it can handle code discrepancies more efficiently than previous versions and ensures a uniform web browsing experience.

Jingle Browsers

It may not have escaped your notice that it's currently December – it definitely hasn't escaped Opera's notice, as the company takes the opportunity to suggest you give your loved ones the gift of a new browser.

As Jan Standal, VP of desktop products at Opera says, "It's better to give than to receive, so why not give that special someone a new browser."

Note to all: gifts of free browsers will not be well received.

Regardless, Standal continues: "People spend more time working with their browser than they do their car, so it makes sense to shop around and consider their options. If your best friend drove a Yugo, you'd help them find something else, right?"